Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-28. ‘Wheel’ video 2007 by Jon Fawcett at A Foundation 2 July – 14 August 2010
I like the images in this video which was shot in Ecuador but also the sense of mystery. What are these guys doing? Is it the secret service up to something, a scientific experiment, some cultish behaviour or maybe just a strange picnic. And even though all these objects are here in the gallery we still can’t figure out what they do.
(Text from A Foundation..) Fawcett’s use of extensive research into tropes of conspiracy and media cults have allowed him to bring into focus the fuzzy logic of new age mysticism that is proliferating in the era of networked consciousness. His sculptures, video and performances exude a menacing technical precision and seduce with a spectrum of alluring colours but these are aesthetic camouflage to cloak ideas that question the nature of the mediated reality or as the artist says, ‘a fabric of contemporary mythologies.’
In this delicate weave in which ephemeral ideas become locked into the history of material technologies from surveillance drones to kevlar weave, the artist uses strategies that simulate those which have become common in the uncanny world in which we live, paralleling activities such as business, politics and war, and operating on a dispersed, global scale.
Visit www.jonfawcett.com for further information.
Jon Fawcett: Hearts and Minds
at A Foundation
2 July – 14 August 2010
The works of artist Jon Fawcett exhibited in the Blade Galleries are a series that test the interfaces between the boundaries of artistic production, dissemination and reception.
All photographs c. Minako Jackson
Japanese artist Tatsumi Orimoto has an exhibition at A Foundation documenting his long career as a perfomance artist and while he was here last week for the opening he did two performances. On Saturday he orchestrated a feast for 50 local Grandmamas and on Sunday he walked through the city centre as Bread Man. The reactions of people as he walked along handing out free bread and ringing a small bell was quite interesting. He has performed as Bread Man all over the world and gets different reactions everywhere.
“LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER”
There will be an afterparty at A Foundation this Saturday 3 July from 9pm following the Artur Zmijewski workshops and Tatsumi Orimoto performance in the day / evening.
Free entry and great sounds provided by the Mysterious DJ Collective ((Mike Carney, Elwin, Madeline Hall, Richard Proffitt, Sam Venables, Alan Williams). Expect to hear mad beats and bad styles from the worlds of funk, jazz, dub, disco, dubstep, afro, soul, kraut, pop, rock n roll, hip hop, house and techno amongst other things.
Come and shake a leg and bring your friends.
SATURDAY 3 July 2010, 18.00 – 21.00 at A Foundation
A Foundation and Tatsumi Orimoto are inviting 50 grandmothers from across Liverpool to share in a free Japanese style banquet. Bringing together 25 enthusiastic grandmothers from the community with 25 residents of local care homes, the event is a celebration of the caring relationships which exist between different generations and will be a fantastic opportunity for participants to enjoy a unique experience celebrating the opening of our latest exhibition Tatsumi Orimoto Live in Translation. The occasion will begin with a parade led by Orimoto from Liverpool One shopping centre to our gallery in Greenland Street (a ten minute stroll).
Orimoto’s recent work is inspired by his role as full time carer to his mother, Odai, who suffers from Alzheimer’s and depression. By placing Odai as the primary focus of his photography and performances, Orimoto uses his art to explore ways of communicating with his mother which overcome the challenges caused by her condition.
50 Grandmamas Banquet is part of an international series of events intended to highlight the growing global issue of elderly care by considering the ways in which different societies support their ageing relatives. As part of Liverpool’s 2010: Year of Health and Wellbeing, A Foundation wish to bring residents of local care homes together with grandmothers from across Liverpool in an informal and dynamic setting, proving that cultural experiences are beneficial for the general wellbeing of those of any age or health condition.
Although is a free event booking in advance is essential due to the limited number of places. If you are a Liverpool grandmother interested in joining in the 50 Grandmamas banquet at A Foundation please send a short statement describing why you would like to attend to Nick Strowbridge at A Foundation, 67 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 0BY or e-mail info@afoundation.org.uk
Do try and catch this show before it ends on Saturday 22 May 2010 along with the 2 other shows at A Foundation, there is a lot to see.I particularly enjoyed Florian Bielefeldt’s graphic installation ‘Drugkids steal teeth and scatter them like shavings’ and Phil Root’s Still Life with Lemons series.
A Curriculum: Exhibition at A Foundation
1 – 22 May 2010, Fridays and Saturdays only. 12-18.00
The A Curriculum artists-in-residence exhibition to present work made in the two months spent at A Foundation, Liverpool. During their time on the residency the artists have attended a programme of talks, and received studio visits, by a number of artists and art professionals.
To mark the end of the residency the studios will be returned to their former state as a gallery for a final exhibition.
Artists: Florian Bielefeldt, Noel Clueit, Przemek Dzienis, Myles Painter, Hannah Perry, Phil Root, Elizabeth Skadden, Emily Speed.
A Foundation: A Curriculum: A one day exhibition.
TODAY – Saturday 1 May 2010.
Short Notice – Nobody told us, not sure we can make it now. Anybody want to wirte a review and post it on the Art Critic Blog?
Saturday 1 May 2010, 12-6pm
Preview: Friday 30 April, 6-9pm
Florian Bielefeldt, Noel Clueit, Przemek Dzienis, Myles Painter, Hannah Perry, Phil Root, Elizabeth Skadden, Emily Speed.
The A Curriculum artists-in-residence will hold a one-day exhibition to present work made in the two months spent at A Foundation, Liverpool. During their time on the residency the artists have attended a programme of talks, and received studio visits, by a number of artists and art professionals. To mark the end of the residency the studios will be returned to their former state as a gallery for a final exhibition.
Liverpool artwork of the week 2010-16. ‘Atom Smashing’ 2010, oil on canvas by Ruth Murray in Saatchi Online: Northern Stars at A Foundation 9 April – 22 May 2010
I’m afraid I don’t know much about the artist or her work but it looks great. It may look quite photographic on your computer screen but is actually quite loose oil on canvas with wonderful use of colour. The artist has a few pieces in this show in the Blade Factory part of the A Foundation which features just a few of the artists from the Saatchi Gallery website.
Saatchi Online, the Saatchi Gallery’s website founded in 2006 to provide artists with a free platform to show their work to a global audience, will be exhibiting a selection of artists from the north of England. Entitled Northern Stars, the exhibition will present an outstanding range of work, including painting, photography and sculpture.
In keeping with Saatchi Online’s mission to democratise the traditional hierarchies of the art world and give artists access to collectors for their work, Northern Stars features the work of 8 artists chosen from the 100,000 artists registered on Saatchi Online. All the works in Northern Stars will be for sale.
They are: Michael Branthwaite, Fiona Curran, Aidan Doherty, Jonathan Legge, Amy Moffat, Ruth Murray, Karl de Vroomen and Simon Withers.
Detail. 'Atom Smashing' by Ruth Murray
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